My friends and I have problems

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Evan's POV
I was working out with Marcel and Tyler in my backyard. Tyler was bench pressing, Marcel was lifting up 40 pounds, and I was doing pull-ups on the bar I had. "So how's things with you and Jon?" Marcel asked.
"Eh, confusing. Like, I don't know if he really likes me or just wants to be friends with benefits" I said while doing a pull-up.
"He definitely likes you, it's obvious" Tyler said grunting. "Is it though?" I asked.
"Yeah" Marcel laughed. I drank my water and heard two people come outside. It was Craig and Jon. Jon's face was red and he was looking me up and down. I wiped my face with a rag and smirked at them. "What's up?" I asked before having more water.
"We just wanted to hangout" Craig said.
"I didn't know you had a balcony back here" Craig said again.
"Yeah, I never go on it though, it's so small. I normally just go on the roof" I laughed. I wiped the hair that was sticking to my face to the side and started bench pressing. "You guys should work out with us" Marcel said after drinking his water.
"I'd rather have me scrawny and thin then having this giant upper body and thin legs" Jon said making me laugh.
"I should start again" Craig said looking at his arms. "Ev, what're you doing for your birthday?" Jon asked.
"I don't know, probably going down town, why?" I said sitting up and looking at him.
"Just wondering", I stood up and hugged him.
"Bleh, so sweaty" he said pushing me away. I laughed and shook my head and swiped my hair to the side. "I swear I don't think I've seen you wear a shirt this whole week" he laughed. I playfully rolled my eyes and laughed.
"Just for you" I smiled kissing his head. He blushed and looked down at his feet. I had one arm wrapped around his shoulders and the other holding my water.
"We done for today?" I asked. Everyone nodded and we went inside my room. I took a quick shower while Craig and Jon sat in my room. Marcel and Tyler went home and showered and got new clothes. I came out and saw Craig on his phone, sitting on the ground, and leaning on the end of my bed. Jon was on his phone laying on my bed, cuddled up with my pillows. I was wearing a dark green shirt with black sweatpants. My hair was a little damp but I dried it with a towel. I crawled on my bed and laid my head by Jon's feet and my feet by Jon's head. He looked a little sad. I just didn't want my mom to walk by and see me cuddling with him. Tyler and Marcel came back and closed the door. "Damn my birthday's in a week" I said surprised. "Yeah, the big 1 5" Marcel laughed sitting on the ground with Tyler. Tyler told us yesterday about how he's trying to be more excepting and I appreciate it. Jon stretched and I saw his stomach. I then sat up quickly and Jon looked at me confused.
"I don't think I've ever seen you shirtless" I said. "Me neither" Marcel said.
"I don't think you ever will" Jon laughed.
"Why? What are you hiding from us?" Craig asked. "Nothing, jeez why are you guys being so weird?" He asked defensive.
"Just take your damn shirt off and they'll shut up" Tyler said. "No" Jon laughed.
"Why?" I asked. "Cause I said so" Jon said.
"Jon I swear we'll pin you down" I laughed.
"You guys are insane"
"You're insane, take off your shirt" I said.
"Nooooo" he said. "Jon, seriously, what are you hiding?" Marcel asked seriously.
"Nothing" Jon mumbled.
"Then take off your fucking shirt" Craig laughed. "Fine! You guys are such pervs" Jon laughed. He stood up and we all stared as he pulled the dark blue fabric over his head. He was thin, not scrawny or built, but normal. He had purple marks under his collar bone from me. "See was that to hard?" I asked laughing.
"You guys are gross" Marcel said looking at the hickeys. I rolled my eyes laughing. I saw he had string or something under his belly button to the left of it. I brought my hand to it and Jon backed away. I looked up at him and then at it and saw it was scars. "The hell is this?" I asked running my thumb over the scars. He was on the edge of tears, I could tell.
"Did you do this to yourself?" I asked. Silence filled the room and he quickly grabbed his shirt and threw it back on. He then grabbed his phone and left. Everyone looked at me for me to chase after him. I then did, I ran down the stairs after him. He didn't go far, only to the seventh stair. "Jon" I said running next to him.
"I'm so sorry Jon, I-I-I didn't know" I stuttered. He ignored me and left through the front door and walked to his house with me following. He tried closing the door on me, but I made it in his house. His eyes were red and tears were streaming down his face.
"Why?" Is all I said. He just kept crying.
"Jon, please tell me" I said coming closer to him but he back up and hit the wall and slid down. He shoved his head in his knees and hands and kept crying. I hugged him tightly and he cried him my chest.
"W-Why?" I asked confused.
"I was s-sad and lost, a-and I didn't know who I was... my parents didn't accept me", his sexuality. I kissed his head and he looked up at me. I wiped his eyes and he immediately attached his lips to mine. I kissed back and we moved so I was laying down and he was on top of me on the floor. We parted and he looked at me with those beautiful eyes.
"Be my boyfriend" he said, I was shocked.
"Yes"